Results of chemistry tests performed on serum, plasma, whole
blood or erythrocytes can be converted between conventional (US) and SI units
if the conversion factors are known.
|
Test
|
Speci-men
|
SIU Units
|
Factor for Conversion
|
Conventional Units
|
|
11-Deoxycorticosterone
(DOC)
|
S
|
pmol/L
|
0.33
|
pg/mL
|
|
Acetone
|
S
|
µmol/L
|
0.0058
|
mg/dL
|
|
Acid phosphatase, prostatic
|
S
|
U/L
|
1
|
U/L
|
|
Acid phosphatase, prostatic
|
S
|
U/L at 37° C
|
0.06
|
Bessey-Lowry-Brock U/L at
37° C
|
|
Adrenocorticotropic hormone
(ACTH)
|
S
|
ng/L
|
1
|
pg/mL
|
|
Adrenocorticotropic hormone
ACTH)
|
S
|
pmol/L
|
4.541
|
pg/mL
|
|
Alanine amino-transferase
(ALT, SGPT)
|
S
|
U/L at 37° C
|
1
|
U/L at 37° C
|
|
Alanine amino-transferase
(ALT, SGPT)
|
S
|
µKat/L
|
58.82
|
U/L at 37° C
|
|
Albumin
|
S
|
g/L
|
0.1
|
g/dL
|
|
Aldolase
|
S
|
U/L at 37° C
|
1.35
|
Sibley-Lehninger U/L at 37°
C
|
|
Aldolase
|
S
|
µKat/L
|
58.82
|
U/L
|
|
Aldosterone
|
S
|
nmol/L
|
36.1
|
ng/dL
|
|
Alkaline phosphatase
|
S
|
U/L
|
0.14
|
King-Armstrong units/dL
|
|
Alkaline phosphatase
|
S
|
µKat/L
|
58.82
|
U/L
|
|
Alkaline phosphatase
|
S
|
U/L at 37° C
|
1
|
Babson U/L at 37° C
|
|
alpha-1 Antitrypsin
|
S
|
g/L
|
100
|
mg/dL
|
|
alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP)
|
S
|
µg/L
|
1
|
ng/mL
|
|
alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP)
|
S
|
ng/L
|
0.1
|
ng/dL
|
|
alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP)
|
S
|
g/L
|
100
|
mg/dL
|
|
alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP)
|
S
|
mg/L
|
0.1
|
mg/dL
|
|
alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP)
|
S
|
µg/L
|
0.1
|
µg/dL
|
|
Ammonia
|
P
|
µmol NH3/L
|
1.703
|
µg NH3/dL
|
|
Ammonia
|
P
|
µmol N/L
|
1.4
|
µg N/dL
|
|
Amylase
|
S
|
U/L
|
0.541
|
Somogyi (saccharogenic)
U/dL
|
|
Amylase
|
S
|
µKat/L
|
58.82
|
U/L
|
|
Androstenedione
|
S
|
pmol/L
|
0.0286
|
ng/dL
|
|
Angiotensin converting
enzyme (ACE)
|
S
|
U/L
|
1
|
nmol/min/mL
|
|
Angiotensin II
|
S
|
ng/L
|
0.1
|
ng/dL
|
|
Anion gap
|
S
|
mmol/L
|
1
|
mEq/L
|
|
Antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
|
S
|
ng/L
|
1
|
pg/mL
|
|
Apolipoprotein A1
|
S
|
mg/L
|
0.1
|
mg/dL
|
|
Apolipoprotein B
|
S
|
mg/L
|
0.1
|
mg/dL
|
|
Aspartate amino-transferase
(AST, SGOT)
|
S
|
U/L at 37° C
|
1
|
U/L at 37° C
|
|
Aspartate amino-transferase
(AST, SGOT)
|
S
|
µKat/L
|
58.82
|
U/L at 37° C
|
|
Base Excess
|
S
|
mmol/L
|
1
|
mEq/L
|
|
Bicarbonate
|
S
|
mmol/L
|
1
|
mEq/L
|
|
Bilirubin
|
S
|
µmol/L
|
0.0584
|
mg/dL
|
|
Calcitonin
|
S
|
ng/L
|
1
|
pg/mL
|
|
Calcium
|
S
|
mmol/L
|
4
|
mg/dL
|
|
Calcium
|
S
|
mmol/L
|
2
|
mEq/L
|
|
Calcium, ionized
|
S
|
mmol/L
|
4
|
mg/dL
|
|
Carbon dioxide partial
pressure pCO2
|
WB
|
kPa
|
7.52
|
mm Hg
|
|
Carbon dioxide total
|
S
|
mmol/L
|
1
|
mEq/L
|
|
Carcinoembryonic Antigen
(CEA)
|
S
|
µg/L
|
1
|
ng/mL
|
|
Carcinoembryonic Antigen
(CEA)
|
S
|
mg/L
|
1
|
µg/mL
|
|
Carotene
|
S
|
µmol/L
|
53.76
|
µg/dL
|
|
Catecholamines,
fractionated - epinephrine
|
P
|
pmol/L
|
0.1832
|
pg/mL
|
|
Catecholamines,
fractionated - norepinephrine
|
P
|
nmol/L
|
169.49
|
pg/mL
|
|
Ceruloplasmin
|
S
|
mg/L
|
0.1
|
mg/dL
|
|
Chloride
|
S
|
mmol/L
|
1
|
mEq/L
|
|
Chloride
|
S
|
mmol/L
|
1
|
mg/dL
|
|
Cholesterol
|
S
|
mmol/L
|
38.61
|
mg/dL
|
|
Cholinesterase
(pseudocholinesterase)
|
S
|
U/L at 37° C
|
1
|
U/L at 37° C
|
|
Copper
|
S
|
µmol/L
|
6.37
|
µg/dL
|
|
Coproporphyrins
|
S
|
nmol/L
|
0.067
|
µg/dL
|
|
Cortisol
|
|